How many of you had duty on Christmas or volunteered to take someone's duty so they could be with family?

We have always celebrated Christmas the last full weekend in January. I almost never had a scheduling conflict with anyone else. I would either take Christmas eve or Christmas Day every year. If I took Christmas eve, I'd check with the XO and then give the relief a break, so he wouldn't have to assume the duty until 1200. If I took Christmas Day, I'd check with the XO and then post 4 hours early, so the watch could be home when his kids woke up.

Since I was single in the Army, I used to volunteer to take my buddies duty on some major holidays so they could be with their wive's and kids. It was usually quiet and someone always brought us little food gifts and treated us real nice.

Plenty of times. I can't stand most holidays so I would volunteer often.